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Title: Design and construction of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector

Abstract

The Dark matter Experiment using Argon Pulse-shape discrimination (DEAP) has been designed for a direct detection search for particle dark matter using a single-phase liquid argon target. The projected cross section sensitivity for DEAP-3600 to the spin-independent scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) on nucleons is 10–46cm2 for a 100 GeV/c2 WIMP mass with a fiducial exposure of 3 tonne-years. In conclusion, this paper describes the physical properties and construction of the DEAP-3600 detector.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Org.:
DEAP-3600 Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1564019
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 108; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-6505
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Dark matter; WIMP; Liquid Argon; DEAP; SNOLAB; Low background

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Amaudruz, P. -A., Baldwin, M., Batygov, M., Beltran, B., Bina, C. E., Bishop, D., Bonatt, J., Boorman, G., Boulay, M. G., Broerman, B., Bromwich, T., Bueno, J. F., Burghardt, P. M., Butcher, A., Cai, B., Chan, S., Chen, M., Chouinard, R., Churchwell, S., Cleveland, B. T., Cranshaw, D., Dering, K., DiGioseffo, J., Dittmeier, S., Duncan, F. A., Dunford, M., Erlandson, A., Fatemighomi, N., Florian, S., Flower, A., Ford, R. J., Gagnon, R., Giampa, P., Golovko, V. V., Gorel, P., Gornea, R., Grace, E., Graham, K., Grant, D. R., Gulyev, E., Hall, A., Hallin, A. L., Hamstra, M., Harvey, P. J., Hearns, C., Jillings, C. J., Kamaev, O., Kemp, A., Kuźniak, M., Langrock, S., La Zia, F., Lehnert, B., Li, O., Lidgard, J. J., Liimatainen, P., Lim, C., Lindner, T., Linn, Y., Liu, S., Majewski, P., Mathew, R., McDonald, A. B., McElroy, T., McFarlane, K., McGinn, T., McLaughlin, J. B., Mead, S., Mehdiyev, R., Mielnichuk, C., Monroe, J., Muir, A., Nadeau, P., Nantais, C., Ng, C., Noble, A. J., O’Dwyer, E., Ohlmann, C., Olchanski, K., Olsen, K. S., Ouellet, C., Pasuthip, P., Peeters, S. J. M., Pollmann, T. R., Rand, E. T., Rau, W., Rethmeier, C., Retière, F., Seeburn, N., Shaw, B., Singhrao, K., Skensved, P., Smith, B., Smith, N. J. T., Sonley, T., Soukup, J., Stainforth, R., Stone, C., Strickland, V., Sur, B., Tang, J., Taylor, J., Veloce, L., Vázquez-Jáuregui, E., Walding, J., Ward, M., Westerdale, S., White, R., Woolsey, E., and Zielinski, J. Design and construction of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2018.09.006.
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Amaudruz, P. -A., Baldwin, M., Batygov, M., Beltran, B., Bina, C. E., Bishop, D., Bonatt, J., Boorman, G., Boulay, M. G., Broerman, B., Bromwich, T., Bueno, J. F., Burghardt, P. M., Butcher, A., Cai, B., Chan, S., Chen, M., Chouinard, R., Churchwell, S., Cleveland, B. T., Cranshaw, D., Dering, K., DiGioseffo, J., Dittmeier, S., Duncan, F. A., Dunford, M., Erlandson, A., Fatemighomi, N., Florian, S., Flower, A., Ford, R. J., Gagnon, R., Giampa, P., Golovko, V. V., Gorel, P., Gornea, R., Grace, E., Graham, K., Grant, D. R., Gulyev, E., Hall, A., Hallin, A. L., Hamstra, M., Harvey, P. J., Hearns, C., Jillings, C. J., Kamaev, O., Kemp, A., Kuźniak, M., Langrock, S., La Zia, F., Lehnert, B., Li, O., Lidgard, J. J., Liimatainen, P., Lim, C., Lindner, T., Linn, Y., Liu, S., Majewski, P., Mathew, R., McDonald, A. B., McElroy, T., McFarlane, K., McGinn, T., McLaughlin, J. B., Mead, S., Mehdiyev, R., Mielnichuk, C., Monroe, J., Muir, A., Nadeau, P., Nantais, C., Ng, C., Noble, A. J., O’Dwyer, E., Ohlmann, C., Olchanski, K., Olsen, K. S., Ouellet, C., Pasuthip, P., Peeters, S. J. M., Pollmann, T. R., Rand, E. T., Rau, W., Rethmeier, C., Retière, F., Seeburn, N., Shaw, B., Singhrao, K., Skensved, P., Smith, B., Smith, N. J. T., Sonley, T., Soukup, J., Stainforth, R., Stone, C., Strickland, V., Sur, B., Tang, J., Taylor, J., Veloce, L., Vázquez-Jáuregui, E., Walding, J., Ward, M., Westerdale, S., White, R., Woolsey, E., & Zielinski, J. Design and construction of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2018.09.006
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Amaudruz, P. -A., Baldwin, M., Batygov, M., Beltran, B., Bina, C. E., Bishop, D., Bonatt, J., Boorman, G., Boulay, M. G., Broerman, B., Bromwich, T., Bueno, J. F., Burghardt, P. M., Butcher, A., Cai, B., Chan, S., Chen, M., Chouinard, R., Churchwell, S., Cleveland, B. T., Cranshaw, D., Dering, K., DiGioseffo, J., Dittmeier, S., Duncan, F. A., Dunford, M., Erlandson, A., Fatemighomi, N., Florian, S., Flower, A., Ford, R. J., Gagnon, R., Giampa, P., Golovko, V. V., Gorel, P., Gornea, R., Grace, E., Graham, K., Grant, D. R., Gulyev, E., Hall, A., Hallin, A. L., Hamstra, M., Harvey, P. J., Hearns, C., Jillings, C. J., Kamaev, O., Kemp, A., Kuźniak, M., Langrock, S., La Zia, F., Lehnert, B., Li, O., Lidgard, J. J., Liimatainen, P., Lim, C., Lindner, T., Linn, Y., Liu, S., Majewski, P., Mathew, R., McDonald, A. B., McElroy, T., McFarlane, K., McGinn, T., McLaughlin, J. B., Mead, S., Mehdiyev, R., Mielnichuk, C., Monroe, J., Muir, A., Nadeau, P., Nantais, C., Ng, C., Noble, A. J., O’Dwyer, E., Ohlmann, C., Olchanski, K., Olsen, K. S., Ouellet, C., Pasuthip, P., Peeters, S. J. M., Pollmann, T. R., Rand, E. T., Rau, W., Rethmeier, C., Retière, F., Seeburn, N., Shaw, B., Singhrao, K., Skensved, P., Smith, B., Smith, N. J. T., Sonley, T., Soukup, J., Stainforth, R., Stone, C., Strickland, V., Sur, B., Tang, J., Taylor, J., Veloce, L., Vázquez-Jáuregui, E., Walding, J., Ward, M., Westerdale, S., White, R., Woolsey, E., and Zielinski, J. Wed . "Design and construction of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2018.09.006. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1564019.
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@article{osti_1564019,
title = {Design and construction of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector},
author = {Amaudruz, P. -A. and Baldwin, M. and Batygov, M. and Beltran, B. and Bina, C. E. and Bishop, D. and Bonatt, J. and Boorman, G. and Boulay, M. G. and Broerman, B. and Bromwich, T. and Bueno, J. F. and Burghardt, P. M. and Butcher, A. and Cai, B. and Chan, S. and Chen, M. and Chouinard, R. and Churchwell, S. and Cleveland, B. T. and Cranshaw, D. and Dering, K. and DiGioseffo, J. and Dittmeier, S. and Duncan, F. A. and Dunford, M. and Erlandson, A. and Fatemighomi, N. and Florian, S. and Flower, A. and Ford, R. J. and Gagnon, R. and Giampa, P. and Golovko, V. V. and Gorel, P. and Gornea, R. and Grace, E. and Graham, K. and Grant, D. R. and Gulyev, E. and Hall, A. and Hallin, A. L. and Hamstra, M. and Harvey, P. J. and Hearns, C. and Jillings, C. J. and Kamaev, O. and Kemp, A. and Kuźniak, M. and Langrock, S. and La Zia, F. and Lehnert, B. and Li, O. and Lidgard, J. J. and Liimatainen, P. and Lim, C. and Lindner, T. and Linn, Y. and Liu, S. and Majewski, P. and Mathew, R. and McDonald, A. B. and McElroy, T. and McFarlane, K. and McGinn, T. and McLaughlin, J. B. and Mead, S. and Mehdiyev, R. and Mielnichuk, C. and Monroe, J. and Muir, A. and Nadeau, P. and Nantais, C. and Ng, C. and Noble, A. J. and O’Dwyer, E. and Ohlmann, C. and Olchanski, K. and Olsen, K. S. and Ouellet, C. and Pasuthip, P. and Peeters, S. J. M. and Pollmann, T. R. and Rand, E. T. and Rau, W. and Rethmeier, C. and Retière, F. and Seeburn, N. and Shaw, B. and Singhrao, K. and Skensved, P. and Smith, B. and Smith, N. J. T. and Sonley, T. and Soukup, J. and Stainforth, R. and Stone, C. and Strickland, V. and Sur, B. and Tang, J. and Taylor, J. and Veloce, L. and Vázquez-Jáuregui, E. and Walding, J. and Ward, M. and Westerdale, S. and White, R. and Woolsey, E. and Zielinski, J.},
abstractNote = {The Dark matter Experiment using Argon Pulse-shape discrimination (DEAP) has been designed for a direct detection search for particle dark matter using a single-phase liquid argon target. The projected cross section sensitivity for DEAP-3600 to the spin-independent scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) on nucleons is 10–46cm2 for a 100 GeV/c2 WIMP mass with a fiducial exposure of 3 tonne-years. In conclusion, this paper describes the physical properties and construction of the DEAP-3600 detector.},
doi = {10.1016/j.astropartphys.2018.09.006},
journal = {Astroparticle Physics},
number = C,
volume = 108,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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